The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-08-09
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
How the Merchants of Sedalia
Talk About the Business
Prospects, This
Fall.
And the City's Prosperity i'm Gen.
eral, the Best known for
Several Years Past
No Mushroom
Boom.

No better evidence of the phenom-
email prosperity of Sedalia can be of
fered than the present business out
look for the coming fall. AS will be
seen below the merchants and business
men genel ally are confident of having
a good fall trade and several of them
have ordered a larger stock than for
several seasons heretofore in anticipa-
ton of doing a larger business. As
may be seen also the merchants base
their claims for a boom in business
upon the splendid crop outlook. Not
for a number of years have
the Pettis county farmers had
such an abundance of grain
and there can be no doubt but that
every citizen looks forward
with pleasure at the prosperity this
city is sure to enjoy the coming season.
1t is the duty that every man, woman
and child in Sedalia owes to their
native county and city, to put forth a
hand to aid in giving grand, sub
stantial boom. A BAzoo reporter
has, for the purpose of giving Its read.
ers an account of the true state of af-
fairs, interviewed the following busi-
ness men of Sedalia, and hopes that
they will unite in striving, to
show to the outside world our city's
progressive welfare. j. w. Truxel,
proprietor of the music store,
No. 216 Ohio street, when
approached relative to the business
outlook this fall, said
"Well, sir, | am confident that
Sedalia will enjoy solid substantial
boom this season. Why tell you,
young man, my business has COM
menced to look up already and when
the farmers come in on us with their
immense crop of grain, the result will
be marvellous"
"Do you look for better trade this
season than last ?" was asked.
"By all means; you see the farmers
have far better crop than last year,
which, in my opinion, is the very best
evidence of boom in business. o,
yes. it's coming just as sure as to-
morrow is Sunday" and off he walked
whistling his favorite tune.
b.. w. ID. Fellows, when asked about
the business outlook, said that he had
been travelling throughout the country
for, the past three weeks, and, contin-
ued he, 81 never saw a better pros.
pect foI the fall trade in my life. L
am expecting a huge business and
have laid in stock to that extent. /
base my claim upon the splendid
crops in this county" He added,
"While at Green Ridge the other
dSS the station agent there stated to
ME that, t&enty-seven car loads of
gram Had been shipped from that
station from the 18th to the close of
July. Sedalia's prospects have be-
gan to brighten up all around"
Relative to the business outlook,
Mr.. j. n. Daily stated: every good
indeed" / feel very much encouraged
with my business prospects for the
coming season. My men are bringing
more orders this month than for sew
eral years before, and there is no hest.
fancy on my part in saying that Sc
dalia is going to be the best business
point in central Missouri"
Mr.. E. e. johnson said "Splen.
did outlook for business this fall. l
never saw it better in Sedalia. Why
we can't help having a good trade
when the country is so full of grain.
The farmers ali have good crops and
that is what makes business for the
merchants. Better than last year /?
Well / should say by about ten per
cent, and had / not been sure of it |
never would have increased my stock
above that of last season.
David Ramsey, the furniture deal
er, regarding the business prospects
said /: The outlook was never better.
/ have been in Sedalia twenty-five
years and ]. never have seen q better
crop, which satisfies me that Sedalia
is going to have a booming trade this
fall"
81 think the outlook splendid, "
said Mr.. G. w. Galbreath, "There
is every reason to believe >. that we
will do more business in Sedalia than
for a number of years. When the
farmers have such d massive crop a
boom in business is sure to result
thereby. ~, i-.'-
e. Wolf said :""'sThe business out
look is uery encouraging. The farm
ers have'a good crop and everything
points to a goob business season.
"a August Fleichman in answer to
the question referring to the coming
season'si trade said: 'sIa consider it
the best / have ever looked fer. The